TEXAS QUEST CANCELLATION
Texas Adventure Racing
Folks, I am sad to report that the race must be cancelled due to forest conditions.   The U.S. Forest Service has closed the trails in the Double Lake Recreation Area of the Sam Houston National Forest, including Lone Star Trial, and all other trails, including hiking, mountain-bike, equestrian, jeep and all multi-use trials.  The specifics are this:  the trails were closed by the Forest Service due to the loss of trees from last year’s drought.

It is sad and frustrating on many levels as the Double Lake Recreation Area mountain bike trails have been shaping up very nicely with GHORBA’s efforts and we have explored…

FrankenBike # The Ultimate Bike Swap
Saturday, April 14, 2012
10:00 AM
Wings N More
509 South Mason Road
Katy, TX 77450
Coming here after the Katy Ram Challenge ? Bring a crate full of your surplus bike stuff, and an appetite. The Wings has great burgers, fries, and beverages that will get your strength back. FrankenBike is what you make it, so load up some stuff, …

Team Seton Brain and Spine Cycling MTB Season State Championship results as of 4/2/2012
Austin Cycling Team
Congratulations. Keep it up!

Tell us about your bicycle commute or trip
by Paul Sorelle        BikeHouston
It is time again to participate in BikeHouston’s annual Houston Bike Survey.  During April when Houston celebrates Bike-to-Work Day and May which is national Bicycle Month, use the survey to let BikeHouston know about bicycle commuting in Houston.  BikeHouston will share the results with your elected…

Houston Bike-to-Work Day April 13
by Paul Sorelle        BikeHouston

Bike-to-work day will be held on Friday, April 13th. Rides from various starting points throughout the city will converge at city hall for a brief reception at 8:00 a.m. For more information, please…

Meeting Minutes – April
by salsaTopp        Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
We would first like to extend a great big, warm WELCOME to the new members and hope that we did not scare you too much. We can’t wait to see you out on group rides with us (if it ever drys out).
Night TT Awards

Overall Points awards went to……………. drum roll please!………..
1st place: J-P!
2nd place: Travis!

Fastest Lap awards went to…………….. fast drum roll please!………
1st place: Mike Record!
2nd place: Boone Flynn!

Congrats to everyone who came out and enjoyed themselves…

Part of River Place nature trail closed
By Pamela LeBlanc            Fit City
Part of a steep nature trail that winds through canyons and hilltops in the River Place subdivision has been closed because it encroaches on land set aside as habitat for endangered species including the Golden-cheeked warbler.

The City of Austin and River Place Municipal Utility District manage adjoining pieces of land that are part of the Balcones Canyonland Preserve.

Several years ago, River Place officials approached City of Austin officials about building a trail through the land. “We said we didn’t think the trail was a good idea and did not want it built on our property,” said Kevin…

Lions Club Bike ride
www.beltonjournal.com
A stampede is coming — the “Stampede on the Chisholm Trail”, the Belton Lions Club’s 2nd annual “Cycling for Sight”.

The event will take place Saturday, April 14 and will include a 25 mile ride, 50 mile or Half Century ride and a 62 mile or Metric Century ride.

“We started the ride last year, mainly as a fundraiser to promote the different Lions Club activities and it was such a success we wanted to build on that,” explained this year’s chairman for the event, Lion Robert Jones. ” We had a good turnout….about 75 last year….and the riders commented that they liked it and liked the way it was run, so we expect even more this year based on the response…

UT / Texas State Race Report

UT Race
Jahshan Bhatti
On Saturday, the University of Texas at Austin hosted a road race and team time trial at Pace Bend park. The location was perfect–seeing the stars out so bright before sunrise and the park’s beauty (so many bluebonnets!) in daylight. For the first wave of the road race, I was corner marshalling and got excellent glimpses of the upper category fields as they passed (and mixed–the Garmin Dev. Team is fast!). Given that this weekend was my second cycling competition ever (and I’m not very fast), I was just hoping to…

Aero Road Bikes—Are They For You?
by djcurtin            It’s Time To Ride!

Us road riders have shown a growing concern with aerodynamics since at least 1989 when Greg LeMond won the Tour de France over Laurnet Fignon by 58 seconds in the final stage time trial. Since then, the advent of aero wheels, helmets, and even clothing specifically designed for road racing as opposed to time trialing has grown exponentially. While many of the aerodynamic advancements have come from the world of triathlon, it wasn’t until fairly recently that road bikes themselves became more like their time trial and tri cousins. And while a…

Toutant-Beauregard Ride
San Antonio Wheelmen
Date:     04/14/2012
Time:     08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location:     Helotes, TX
Details: Toutant-Beauregard Ride (NW) [H]. Routes of 21, 35, 47 and 58 miles.
Take the “Scenic Loop” through Grey Forest to Boerne and ride some serious hills. Meet in Old Town Helotes, across from Floore Country Store. Take Bandera Road (Hwy 16) 2.5 miles outside Loop 1604, then turn left onto Old Bandera Road. Park across from Floore’s or in the parking lot next to Roger Soler’s.   Contact:  Cliff Hickel, 210-884-9470

2012 Spring Road Race Series: Our 7th season.
Texas High School Cycling League
Featuring:
Girl’s Division A, Boy’s Division A, B, and new this year a Boy’s C division.  (Boys A = 1-3, Boys B = 3-4 but mostly 4, Boys C = 4-5 but mostly 5)

The leader of the Boy’s and Girls’ A division overall standings at the end of each race weekend will get a brand new series Leader’s Jersey which is sure to become a hotly contested item.

Also, the winner of the Boy’s and Girl’s Division A overall series will once again gain a secured entry spot in the USA Cycling South Central Athlete Development Camp to…

Tyler Bicycle Club
Out of respect for our fallen cyclist & friend, Lee, we have decided to cancel the time trial Thursday.  Time Trial Series will resume on April 12, at 6:30 PM.

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